Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel
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PEAT AND ITS USES,
AS
FERTILIZER AND FUEL.
BY
SAMUEL W. JOHNSON, A. M.,
PROFESSOR OF ANALYTICAL AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, YALE COLLEGE.
FULLY ILLUSTRATED.
NEW-YORK:
ORANGE JUDD & COMPANY.
245 BROADWAY.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by
ORANGE JUDD & CO.,
At the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New-York.
At the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New-York.
TO MY FATHER,
MY EARLIEST AND BEST
INSTRUCTOR IN RURAL AFFAIRS,
THIS VOLUME
IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED.
S. W. J.
S. W. J.
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
FOOTNOTES:
PART I.
THE ORIGIN, VARIETIES, AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERS OF PEAT.
PART II.
ON THE AGRICULTURAL USES OF PEAT AND SWAMP MUCK.
FOOTNOTES:
PART III.
ON PEAT AS FUEL.
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